Fraley: If Nolan Ryan situation continues to hover, it's 'going to affect the production on the field'

Catch SportsDay On Air twice per week on Fox Sports Southwest, when Dallas Morning News experts discuss hot sports topics from the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers and colleges (check our TV listings for air times). Here are a few highlights from Monday's episode featuring Rick Gosselin and Gerry Fraley:

On what Nolan Ryan’s statement actually means:

Fraley: “I saw Nolan in the parking lot in Surprise as he pulled in yesterday, and I thought for a guy going through some turmoil, he was in a remarkably good mood. He seemed to be pretty uppity. The brief statement I thought maybe he is going to stay. That gets to the root of the situation. He has to stop this now. He has to say I’m staying or I’m going. He has to end this whole thing. It’s hovering over the team. The longer it hovers over the team, the bigger the cloud gets that’s eventually going to affect the product on the field.”

Gosselin: “It’s going to be on Nolan’s clock because he’s Nolan Ryan and no one else is. He’s almost bigger than the team. When he gets it to his liking, I think he’ll come out publically and say that everything is fine. He’ll be back. He’s a Texan. The only other option he has is to go to Houston, and that’s too long a project to fix. I think he’ll get it resolved here. I think he’ll get it worked out here. I think he’ll get it resolved here. I think he’ll finish out here, but we’re probably days or weeks away from that point.”

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